RotoGraphs Audio: Field of Streams 8/25/2015

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August 25, 2015

Episode 98 – He’s Been A Little Slumpy Lately

The latest episode of “Field of Streams” is live!

In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Brad Johnson discuss Russell Martin’s ailing hamstring, Jered Weaver being the right-handed Jamie Moyer, cheap options at second base, the re-arrival of Enrique Hernandez, Josh Donaldson’s legitimate MVP candidacy for the wrong reasons, and the sudden and serious issues in the Seattle bullpen.

Contest picks for Tuesday, August 25: Nate Karns vs. MIN (Dylan) and Patrick Corbin vs. STL (Matt).

Contest picks for Wednesday, August 26: Chris Bassit @ SEA (Dylan) and Henry Owens @ CWS (Matt).

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Suggested DFS picks worth attention for Tuesday, August 25: Travis d’Arnaud, Matt Wieters, Josh Phegley, Kyle Schwarber, Hank Conger, Adam Lind, Miguel Cabrera, Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Abreu, Anthony Rizzo, Daniel Murphy, Ian Kinsler, Jason Kipnis, Jonathan Schoop, Anthony Rendon, Todd Frazier, Josh Donaldson, Adrian Beltre, Manny Machado, Kyle Seager, Danny Valencia, Justin Turner, Enrique Hernandez, Jung Ho Kang, Jimmy Rollins, Troy Tulowitzki, Xander Bogaerts, Brad Miller, Eugenio Suarez, Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes, Kole Calhoun, Michael Brantley, Ryan Braun, Charlie Blackmon, Yasiel Puig, Starling Marte, Jose Bautista, Red Sox outfielders, J.D. Martinez, A.J. Pollock, James Shields, Stephen Strasburg, Noah Syndergaard, Charlie Morton, Nate Karns, Robbie Ray, Jake Arrieta, and Josh Tomlin.

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Approximately 46 minutes of joyous analysis.

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Dylan assists in producingFanGraphs Audio, Effectively Wild, and the FanGraphs Live Twitch channel. He also enjoys the Waxahachie Swap (RIP), the Air Bud principle, and the Oxford comma. You can Tweet him about any of those things @dhhiggins.

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